1. Warpaint-Pretty much anything they do I love. All female indie rock, however, one record seems a bit more poppy than the others and I have to say I love it!
https://open.spotify.com/album/18REqENWyDEdkdERylgdgw?si=bXag9gy2Qnis3B4R8Sha5g&dl_branch=1
2. The newest Turnstile album-Glow On-Love these guys and love their direction
3. Angel Du$t-their latest effort is pure genius and shows how these guys really are capable of anything.
4. Hungry Ghosts-Ive been listening to these guys for the better part of 10 years, they are my go to for a sleep sound track (minus a few songs I just delete from the play list). They only have 2 albums and an EP, everything they recorded is stunning. Unfortunately, the really good one is only on YouTube. I love using these as a sound test for my system. Violin, accordian, guitar, bass, very little percussion and no vocals lots of space to test how notes float and often in a song it will go from an intimate sound stage to one that is vast
5. Mogwai-
, this album rivals Hungry Ghosts for relaxing and often a bit creepy instrumental music.
6. James Ehnes Ysaye Sonatas-
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kryR41I-z9PgC5qMxVlWmEYKYJ7xkXKTY This guy is so amazing. As a trained violinist, he is one of, if not my favorite current violinist. The colors he produces in this recording are amazing. Also this is one of my favorite body of works for the violin. So this is an intro to James and Eugene if you will.
7. OhSees-